Funeral Train Bears Bryan to Washington
A train with two special cars carries the body of William Jennings Bryan toward Washington where it will lie in state at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church before burial at Arlington National Cemetery. In Chattanooga five hundred people view the casket as Mrs Bryan and her daughter Ruth Owen, with Major Reginald Owen, accompany the journey. The widow endures with calm dignity, saying she will not look at him until the last, to avoid a breakdown.
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Nimick
Aff
Ryan Ner
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Bryan
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Arlington National Cemetery
Tennessee
Ruth Owen
Reginald Owen
Chattanooga
Scopes
No State Tax Cut Expected in Indiana Next Year
State tax officials say the 28 cent state levy will not fall next year. With a state valuation of 5,362,804,728 the levy yields 15,015,853 for operating expenses. A projected loss of 100,000,000 in valuation suggests only a rate increase to meet needs.
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Indiana
Be er Leak Is Closed Seizure at Corning Ends Beer Shipments
Federal prohibition agents seized a large Corning brewery on Tuesday stopping carload beer shipments to Indiana. Indiana Prohibition Director Bert C. Morgan received a report from E. C. Yellowley on the seizure. Earlier Indiana lawmen seized a carload at Fort Wayne and another at Whiting, both shipped from Corning.
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Prohibition
Corning
N. Y
Indiana
Bert C. Morgan
E. C. Yellowley
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Whiting
Destruction of Squibbs whisky stock delayed
Federal Judge Baltzell ordered destruction of W. P. Squibbs whisky stock valued at $200,000, but the move was delayed to consider using part for a war hospital in St. Louis. The suggestion came via radiogram from the attorney general’s office to United States District Attorney Albert Ward, delaying the destruction already on record.
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W. P. Squibbs
Robert C. Baltzell
St. Louis
United States
Albert Ward
Ofice
Baltzell
Shafer to Vacate Office of Road Superintendent
The Indiana State highway commission faces a reshaped leadership as Shafer vacates the road superintendent post on August 1 with Earl Crawford slated as temporary successor. Williams plans to merge bridge and construction into one division under Titus, a shift prompted by Gray’s dismissal and a fray over staff changes. Field auditors review payrolls as the commission anticipates further personnel realignment.
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Indiana State Highway Commission
Commis
Harvey G. Shafer
Earl Crawford
Milton
Democratic Commission
John D. Williams
C. B. Gray
Commission
Williams
W. J. Titus
State Board of Accounts
Titus
Conversation Never Lags for Nell on Indiana Tour
Nell Gordon of The Times travels Indiana on foot aided by motorists sharing rides and stories. She notes how conversation shifts with drivers as she seeks informative stops and recalls a Gary veteran recounting life since moving there.
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Nell Gordon
The
Times
Indiana
Editor to Hear Fate Tomorrow in Gossip Law Case
Bruce I. Susong editor of the Kentucky Post Scripps-Howard paper faces verdict after losing bid for venue change. He is charged with violating Kentucky gossip law in a slander case brought by Covington Mayor Daniel O Donavan. Police Judge L I Manson will announce guilt or innocence tomorrow.
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Bu_United
Covington
Bruce I. Susong
Kentucky Post
Scripps-Howard
Susong
L. I. Manson
Daniel O’donavan
Manson
O’donavan
Big Four to Hold Picnic for Indianapolis Members
The Indianapolis Big Four Athletic Association will transport members to the annual picnic at McCoy Lake, K. S. De Moss, president, announced. Trains depart Union Station at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sports contests and musical performances by the association band and orchestra are planned.
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Indianapolis Big Four Athletic Association
McCoy Lake
de Moss
Union Station
Association
Statehouse restricts rear parking to employees
At a special meeting of the Statehouse buildings and grounds committee a rule was adopted limiting the use of automobile parking space at the rear of the building to Statehouse employees. Henry Roberts, Statehouse custodian, said too many outsiders were using the space.
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Statehouse Buildings and Grounds Committee
Statehouse
Henry Roberts
Family fears for missing men spurred police report
The family of Orlan Miley, 38, of 117 W Walnut St, reports he left home with his razor, despondent and ill. police search. Co P. Then, 55, of 1426 E Market St, is missing. James Brown, 36, of 2037 Laurel St, left for work and has not returned since Monday morning.
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Orlan Miley
Walnut St
Co. P
E. Market St
James Brown
Laurel St
War veterans guests at Federated Patriotic picnic
Civil War veterans were guests of the Federated Patriotic Societies at today’s annual Brookside Park picnic. Allied groups arranged the program for the veterans, with Addie M. Wallace listed as secretary.
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Brookside Park
Addie M. Wallace
Caid
Fragmented Missouri item reports unclear facts
The readable text is garbled but mentions MO and possible place names Seve OL IL and TOON with scarce details. No clear event, date, or person action is discernible to form a concrete summary or identify organizations.
Girls Wear Paint and Suggestion on Broadway Shock
New York report from July 29 describes Dr and Mrs Arthur L Piper returning from twelve years in the Belgian Congo. They lament the resemblance between Masumbaland women and New York girls, noting clothing and dancing alike as revealing.
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Rho United Press
New York
Arthur L. Piper
Belgian Congo
Broadway
Mrs. Piper
Masumbaland
Immediate trial ordered for Stephenson and co defendants
Judge Fred E. Hines of Hamilton Circuit Court overruled the defense motion for a rehearing to admit the defendants to bail and said he was ready to call a special term to try D. C. Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry. He noted they remain in jail by choice and could be tried immediately, possibly before October, with the state’s attorney and defense preparing as needed.
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Blythe Q. Hendricks
Noblesville, Ltd
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Fred E. Hines
Hamilton Circuit Court
Hines
Ralph Waltz
Thomas E. Kane
Raiders not U S men
Harry Strode and Ernest Tipton, jailed in Rochester Indiana after Tuesday arrests for intoxication, were not Federal prohibition agents. Fred I. King of Indiana prohibition force said they were private investigators hired by Rochester citizens. Arrests followed a raid in which nine were taken into custody.
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Harry Strode
Ernest Tipton
Rochester
Ind
Prohibition
Fred I. King
Legal Department
Prohibition Force
Indiana
Stroge
Tipton
King
Columbia Club Moves to New Elks Building
Columbia Club members are invited to use the Elks club house during the move into their new home on Monumental. Move starts July 31 with an expected completion in the new building by August 10.
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Columbia Club
Elks
Monumental
Nudity Debate Sparks Vatican Librarian Warmth
London reports Cardinal Gasquet, a 79 year old Vatican librarian, says complete nudity would be less repugnant than current fashions. He complains that flimsy styles are more suggestive. English priest Rev Richard Free echoes the crisis, urging moral reform as society grows increasingly naked in spirit and attire.
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United Press
London
Cardinal Gasquet
Vatican
Richard Free
Three prize winners named in HOP contest
The Indianapolis Times reports the HOP contest winners for letters on My Most Harrowing Experience as a Pedestrian. First prize went to Mrs. Thomas Thayer of 122 DeLoss St. for $15, second to Miss La Verne Roland of 2033 Dexter Ave. for $10, and third to Mrs. Bertha Fallon of 2701 Capital Ave. for $5.
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Ross H. Garrigus
Indianapolis Times
Thomas Thayer
DeLoss St
LA Verne Roland
Dexter Ave
Bertha Fallon
Capital Ave
Conor Robinson
Indianapolis
Thayer
DIVER'S HURTS FATAL IN PENDLETON POOL ACCIDENT
Harold Miller a 15 year old of Muncie Ind died after injuries from a pool accident in Pendleton last Sunday He dove into shallow water and sustained fatal injuries Tuesday afternoon as the result of the incident at the Pendleton pool.
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United Press
Muncie
Ind
Harold Miller
Pendleton
Miller
Japan plans honors for dead American envoy Bancroft
Tokyo, July 29. Japan considers sending the body of America's envoy Edgar A. Bancroft home on a warship with a mission likely led by Rear Admiral Tamura. Bancroft, the third U S envoy to die suddenly in Japan, had fallen ill at Karuizawa with a duodenal ulcer after arriving for golf.
Burglar Carlest Simuels Sentenced in North Side Case
Carlest Simuels, 25, colored, of 744 North California Street, received a ten to twenty year term at Indiana State Reformatory for first degree burglary. Criminal Judge James A. Collins imposed the sentence as Prosecutor William H. Remy called the conviction of Simuels a capture of one of the most daring north side burglars. Simuels was identified by several witnesses including women awakened by a man in their bedrooms.
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Carlest Simuels
California St
Indiana State Reformatory
James A. Collins
William H. Remy
Simuels
North Side
Milwaukee man jailed for fraud by Indiana judge
Frank Doherty alias Fred Higgins of Milwaukee was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to one to five years at the Indiana State Prison by Criminal Judge James A. Collins for issuing fraudulent checks. Rudell Bridges, colored, fined 25 dollars and costs and ten days in jail for vehicle taking. Roosevelt Pursley, colored, fined 100 dollars and costs and six months at the Indiana State Farm for the same charge. Miss Evelyn Lloyd, colored, fined 25 dollars and costs and given thirty days in jail for petit larceny.
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Frank Doherty
Fred Higgins
Milwaukee
Wis
Indiana State Prison
James A. Collins
Rudell Bridges
Roosevelt Pursley
Indiana State Farm
Evelyn Lloyd
Auto theft charges tied to two local residents
Charles J. Williams aged 36 of 320 Douglas Street was arrested today on a grand larceny charge and George Mates aged 33 of 701 Haugh Street was accused of receiving stolen property. Police say Williams stole six auto tires and sold them to Mates.
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Charles J. Williams
Douglas St
George Mates
Haugh St
Fee
Mates
Worley Answers Broadside in Liquor Law Row
City and county officials trade charges over enforcement of the new bone dry liquor law. Mayor Shank accuses Prosecutor Remy of political timing and warns of heightened sentences while Remy defends police cooperation and questions the deputy hires. The dispute centers on enforcement strategy and political maneuvering ahead of elections.
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Shank
William H. Remy
Indianapolis
Assessments Are Changed In Warren and Washington Townships
The county board of review reduced assessments on all lands and lots in the Indianapolis unit of Warren Township by 10 percent. Buildings and lots in the Indianapolis unit of Washington Township were raised 20 percent after a recommendation by the township assessor. People with complaints in Washington Township are to appear before August 4, when the board adjourns. The board meets in the courthouse basement.
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Indianapolis
Warren Township
County Board of Review
Harry Dunn
William M Dawson
Washington Township
Dawson
Washington
Excess Speed Charged in City Prison Incident
Three alleged speeders Harold Slagel 17 of 82 N Addison St Joe Conners 23 of 106 W Walnut St and Dr E M Kime 36 of 4425 Gwiliford Ave were charged with speeding at the city jail Tuesday night Walter Kidd 20 of 1505 Hoefgen St was charged with failure to have license plates or title Officers Mc Hahon and Gaither stated one car bore a manufacturer's plate on the front and the rear plate belonged to the Indianapolis Police Department. the suspect claimed he found the police plate.
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Harold Slagel
N. Addison St
Joe Conners
W. Walnut St
E. M. Kime
Gwiliford Ave
Walter Kidd
Hoefgen St
McHahon
Gaither
Indianapolis Police Department
West St. Cold Storage Company Incorporation Filed
Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State for the West St. Cold Storage Company with capital stock of 10000 dollars. Incorporators listed include Samuel O. Dun an J. Duane Dungan B. E. Metcalf of Indianapolis and Ralph K. Greenwood.
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West St. Cold Storage Company
Samuel O. Dunan
J. Duane Dungan
B. E. Metcalf
Indianapolis
Ralph K. Greenwood
School Deficit Not So Large As Predicted
Indianapolis school system closed its fiscal year with a deficit of 316102.02, far below the forecasted 400000. The board reduced bonded debt by 55410, borrowed 1200000 then repaid, and spent 1507163.06 on capital outlay including new buildings. Total revenues reached 6065176.04 against expenses of 5975938.84. Net worth stood at 6087838.28 with 131503.78 cash on hand.
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Indianapolis
Frank Reissner
Shortridge High School
Broad Ripple
Promises to Abstain Made by Dayton Man in Liquor Case
Ohio man 8 C McClure of Dayton paid a $10 fine plus costs and received a thirty day suspended jail sentence after conviction on a drunkenness charge. Special Judge H B Pike presided in Criminal Court. McClure had appealed from city court where he also faced a fine and sentence. He noted prior arrests for drunkenness but said he had never been convicted, only fined.
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Ohio
C. McClure
Dayton
H. B. Pike
McClure
Former roomer arrested in home robbery case
Clarence Gaumer, 18, was returned from Dayton, Ohio, by detectives and charged with robbing the home of Mrs. H. B. Brockett at 821 Charles Street, where he formerly roomed.
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Clarence Gaumer
Dayton
Ohio
H. B. Brockett
Charles St
Woman Loses $132 After Grocery Disappearance
Mrs. Jesse Mendenhall of 4035 Twenty-Eighth Street reported to police that she left her purse containing $133 at a nearby grocery and it disappeared.
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Jesse Mendenhall
Twenty-Eighth St
The Good That Men Do Lives After Them Adulthood
An old quotation extols the lasting impact of good deeds in business and society. The text urges consistent courteous service, noting that satisfied customers return and seek daily reading of Times Want Ads. It encourages phoning or mailing ads for timely opportunities.
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Law
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St. Louis Sanitorium
Shafer
Accounts Board
Gray
Sion
Stephenson
Nell
Gary
Goodland
Statehouse Committee
Razor
Federated Patriotic Societies Picnic
Brookside
Flapper
Judge Hines
Trip
U. S
Glenna Thayer
Tommy Thayer
Lucky Family
Japan
Bancroft
Worley
Rikhoff
Lquor
Claude Worley
Equor
Paulsel
Mr. Remy
Arthur L. Gilliam
Marion County
Cold Storage
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